初級(jí)英語(yǔ)閱讀教案55

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passage1

Onemorningmorethanthirtyyearsago,IenteredtheTrackKitchen,arestaurantwhere

everyonefromthehumblest（卑微的）tothemostpowerfulcameforbreakfast.Inoticedanempty

chairnexttoanelderly,unshavenman,wholookedsomewhatdisheveled.Hewaswearinga

worn-outhatandwasalone.IaskedifImightjoinhim.HeagreedquietlyandIsatdowntohave

mybreakfast.

Wecautiouslybeganaconversationandspokeaboutawiderangofthings.Wenever

introducedourselves.Iwasconcernedthathemighthavenomoneyandnotbeabletoafford

somethingtoeat.SoasIrosetogobacktothecounterandbuyasecondcupofcoffee,Iasked,

“MyIgetyousomething?”

“Acoffeewouldbenice.”

Then1boughthimacupofcoffee,wetalkedmore,andheacceptedanothercupofcoffee,

Finally,Irosetoleave,wishedhimwell,andheadedfortheexit.AtthedoorImetoneofmy

friends.Heasked,

“HowdidyougettoknowMr.Galbreath?”

“Who?”

“Themanyouweresittingwith.HeischairmanoftheBoardofChurchillDowns.”

Icouldhardlybelieveit.Iwasbuying,offeringafreebreakfast,andfeelingpityforoneof

theworld'srichestandmostpowerfulmen!

MyfewminuteswithMr.Galbreathchangedmylife.NowItrytotreateveryonewith

respect,nomatterwhoIthinktheyare,andnomatteranotherhumanbeingwithkindnessand

sincerity.

56.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disheveled"mean?

A.Unfriendly.B.Untidy.C.Gentle.D.Kind.

57.Theauthorboughtcoffeefortheoldmanbecause

A.hethoughttheoldmanwaspoor

B.hewantedtostartaconversation

C.heintendedtoshowhispoliteness

D.hewouldliketothanktheoldman

58.Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafterhetalkedwithhisfriend?

A.Proud.B.Pitiful.C.Suiprised.D.Regretful

59.Whatisthemessagemainlyexpressedinthestory?

A.Weshouldlearntobegenerous.

B.Itishonorabletohelpthoseinneed.

C.Peopleinhighpositionsarenotlikewhatweexpect.

D.Weshouldavoidjudgingpeoplebytheirappearances.

Andyrodeslowlyonhiswaytoschool,day-dreamingaboutthefishingtripthathisfather

hadpromisedhim.Hewassobusydreamingaboutallthefishhewouldcatchthathewas

unawareofeverythingelsearoundhim.

Herodealonguntilastrangesounddrewhimtothepresent.Hecametoastopandlooked

curiouslyuptotheheavens.Whathesawshockedandterrifiedhim.Ahugeswarmofbeesfilled

theskylikeablackcloudandthebuzzingmassseemedtobeheadingangrilytowardshim.

Withnotimetowaste,Andyspedoffintheoppositedirection,ridingfuriously—butwithout

knowinghowtoescapetheswarm.Witharapidlybeatingheartandhislegspumpingfuriously,he

speddowntheroughroad.Asthebeescamecloser,hispanicincreased.Andyknewthathewas

sensitivetobeestings.Thelaststinghadlandedhiminhospital—andthatwasonlyonebeesting!

Hehadbeenforcedtostayinbedfortwowholedays.Suddenly,hisfather'swordscametohim.

“Whenyouareinatightsituation,don'tpanic.Useyourbrainandthinkyourwayoutofit.”

Onanearbyhill,hecouldseesmokewavingslowlyskywardsfromthechimneyofthe

Nelsonfamilyhome."Beesdon'tlikesmoke,“hethought.klTheycouldn'tgetintothehouse.”

AndyracedtowardstheNelsonhouse,butthebeesweregainingground.Andyknewhecouldnot

reachthehouseintime.Heestimatedthatthebeeswouldcatchupwithhimsoon.

Suddenly,outofthecornerofhiseyes,hespottedasmalldamusedbyMr.Nelsontoirrigate

hisvegetablegarden.Offhisbikeandintothecoolwaterhelived,disappearingbelowthesurface

andawayfromthesavageinsects.Afterholdinghisbreathforaslongashecould,Andycameup

forairandnoticedthebeeshadgone.Dragginghimselfoutofthedam,hestruggledupthehilly

slopeandrangthedoorbell.Mrs.Nelsontookhiminsideandranghismother.

“You'llreallyneedthatfishingbreaktohelpyourecover,laughedhismotherwithrelief.

'Thankgoodnessyoudidn'tpanic!,?ButAndydidnothearher.Hewasdreamingonceagainof

thefishhewouldcatchtomorrow.

56.WhydidAndyfailtonoticetheswarmofbeesearlier?

A.Hewasridingtoschool.

B.Hewaslisteningtoastrangesound.

C.Hewasgoingfishingwithhisfather.

D.Hewaslostinthethoughtofthefishingtrip.

57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedabouttheswarmofbeesinthepassage?

A.Theycrowdedlikeablackcloud.

B.TheyshockedandterrifiedAndy.

C.TheytriedtoattackAndyinamass.

D.TheymadeAndystayinhospitalfortwodays.

58.HowdidAndyavoidthebeesintheend?

A.HeaskedMr.Nelsoninhelp.

B.Hehidhimselfunderthewater.

C.HerushedintotheNelsonhouse.

D.Herodeoffintheoppositedirection.

59.WhichofhefollowingcanbestdescribeAndy'sescapefromthebees?

A.Nopainnogains.

B.Oncebitten,twiceshe

C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

D.Intimeofdanger,one'smindworksfast.

Passage3

AskDr.JeffersThismonthDr.Jeffersisansweringquestionsaboutthehumanbrainandhow

itworks.

DearDr.Jeffers,

Oneofmycolleagues,FelixMoeller,toldmethatscientistsarelearningtousecomputerto

'readminds\Isthereanytruthtothisstory/

—JaneLeon,NewYork,USA

DearMs.Leon,

Well,alotofresearchisbeingconductedinthisarea,butsofar,thebrainscanningequipmentand

correspondingcomputerprogramshaven'tbeenabletoactuallyreadthoughts.Inoneexperiment,

testsubjects（受試者）wereconnectedtoscanningequipmentandshowntwonumbersonascreen.

Theywerethenaskedtochoosebetweenaddingorsubtracting（減）thetwonumbers.Usingthis

method,researcherswereabletofollowbrainprocessesandmakethecoiTectassumptions（假設(shè)）

70percentofthetime.It'snotquitemindreading,butit'scertainlyafirststep.

—Or.J.

DearDr.Jeffers,

Mythree-year-oldsonlovesitwhenIdigmyfingersintohissidesandtickle（胳肢）himuntilhe

laughsuncontrollably.TheotherdayInoticedhimtryingtoticklehimselfbuthecouldn'tdoit.

Whynot?

—GlennLewis,Vancouver,Canada

DearMr.Lewis,

It'sbecauseofhowthebrainworks.Thebrainistrainedtoknowwhattopayattentiontoand

whattoignore.Ilcausesustoignorephysicalfeelingsweexpecttohappen,butitcausesamild

panicreactionwhenthereisanunexpectedfeeling.Forexample,youdon'tnoticehowyour

shoulderfeelswhileyou'rewalkingdownthestreet.Butifsomeonecomesupbehindyouand

touchesyoulightlyontheshoulder,youmayjumpinfear.It'sthatunexpectedpartthatcausesthe

ticklereaction.

—Dr.J.

46.Whatcanwelearnfromtheanswertothefirstquestion?

A.Someequipmentisabletoreadhumanminds.

B.Someprogresshasbeenmadeinmindreading.

C.Testsubjectshavebeenusedtomakedecisions.

D.Computerprogramscancopybrainprocesses.

47.Peoplelaughwhentickledbyothersbecausethefeelingis.

A.unexpectedB.expectedC.comfortableD.uncomfortable

48.Whohasgotalittlechildaccordingtothetext?

A.Ms.LeonB.Mr.LewisC.Mr.MoellerD.Dr.Jeffers

49.Accordingtothetext,Jeffersisprobably.

A.acomputerprogrammerB.atestsubject

C.ahumanbrainexpertD.amedicaldoctor

Passage4

BraveFrenchmanFoundHalf-wayAroundtheWorld

（NEWYORK）AFrenchtouristhighlypraisedforrescuingatwo-year-oldgirlinManhattan

saidhedidn'tthinktwicebeforedivingintothefreezingEastRiver.

Tuesday'sDailyNewssaid29-yearwholeftthespotquicklyaftertherescuelastSaturday.

HeliftedthelittlegirloutofthewateraftershefelloffthebankattheSouthStreetSeaport

museum.Hehandedthegirltoherfather,DavidAnderson,whohaddiveinafterhim.

“Ididn'tthinkatall,”DurettoldtheDailyNews.“Ithappenedveryfast.Ireactedveryfast.”

Duret,anengineeronvacation,waswalkingwithhisgirlfriendalongthepier（碼頭）whenhe

sawsomethingfallingintothewater.Hethoughtitwasadoll,butrealizeditwasachildwhenhe

approachedtheriver.Inaninstant,hetookoffhiscoatandjumpedintothewater.

Whenhereachedthegirl,sheappearedlifeless,hesaid.Fortunately,whenshewasoutofthe

water,sheopenedhereyes.

Andersonsaidhisdaughterslippedoffthebankwhenhewasadjustinghiscamera.An

ambulancecamelaterforher,saidDuret,whowashandeddryclothesfromcookers.Duretcaught

atrainwithhisgirlfriendshortlyafter.

TherescuehappenedonthedaybeforeheleftforFrance.Duretsaidhedidn'trealizehistale

ofheroismhewasleavingthenextmorning.

"Idon'treallythinkI'mahero,”saidDuret."Anyonewoulddothesamething.”

50.WhywasDuretinNewYork?

A.Tomeethisgirlfriend

B.Toworkasanengineer

C.Tospendhisholiday

D.TovisittheAndersons.

51.WhatdidDuretdoshortlyaftertheambulancecame?

A.Hewasinterviewedbyanewspaper

B.Heaskedhisgirlfriendforhisdryclothes

C.Hewenttothehospitalintheambulance

D.Hedisappearedfromthespotquickly

52.WhodivideafterDuretintotherivertosavethelittlegirl?

A.DavidAndersonB.apasser-byC.hisgirlfriendD.ataxidriver.

53.Whenwasduetmostprobablyfoundtobetheveryhero?

A.thedaywhenhewasleavingforhome.

B.acoupleofdaysafterthegirlwasrescued

C.thefirstdaywhenhewasinNewYork

D.thesamedaywhenhewasinterviewed.

Passage5

WhenIwassix,Dadbroughthomeadogoneday,whowascalled“Brownie”.Mybrothers

andIalllovedBrownieanddiddifferentthingswithher.Oneofuswouldwalkher,another

wouldfeedher,thentherewerebaths,playingcatchandmanyothergames.Brownie,inreturn,

lovedeachandeveryoneofus.Onethingthatmosttouchedmyheartwasthatshewouldgoto

whoeverwassickandjustbewiththem.Wealwaysfeltbetterwhenshewasaround.

Oneday,asIwasgettingherfood,shechewedup（咬破）oneofDad'sshoes,whichhadto

bethrownawayintheend.IknewDadwouldbemadandIhadtoletherknowwhatshedidwas

wrong.WhenIlookedatherandsaid,“Badgirl,“shelookeddownatthegroundandthenwent

andhid.Isawatearinhereyes.

Brownieturnedouttobemorethanjustourfamilypet.Shewenteverywherewithus.People

wouldstopandaskiftheycouldpether.Ofcourseshe'dletanyonepether.Shewasjustthemost

lovabledog.Thereweremanytimeswhenwe'dbeoutwalkingandasmallchildwouldcomeover

andpullonherhair.Sheneverbarked（吠）ortriedtogetaway.Funnythingisshewouldsmile.

Thisfrightenedpeoplebecausetheythoughtshewasshowingherteeth.Farfromthetruth,she

lovedeveryone.

NowmanyyearshavepassedsinceBrowniediedofoldage.Istillmissthedayswhenshe

waswithus.

41.WhatwouldBrowniedowhensomeonewasillinthefamily?

A.Lookatthemsadly.

B.Keepthemcompany.

C.Playgameswiththem.

D.Touchthemgently.

42.WecaninferfromParagraph2thatBrownie..

A.wouldeatanythingwhenhungry

B.feltsorryforhermistake

C.lovedplayinghide-and-seek

D.dislikedtheauthor'sdad

43.WhydoestheauthorsaythatBrowniewasmorethanjustafamilypet?

A.Shewastreatedasamemberofthefamily.

B.Sheplayedgameswithanyonesheliked.

C.Shewaslovedbyeverybodyshemet.

D.Shewenteverywherewiththefamily.

44.SomepeoplegotfrightenedbyBrowniewhenshe..

A.smiledB.barked

C.rushedtothemD.triedtobefunny

45.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBrownie?

A.Shy.B.Polite.

C.Brave.D.Caring.

Passage6

Goldie'sSecret

SheturnedupatthedoorstepofmyhouseinCornwall.NowaycouldIhavesentheraway.

Noway,notmeanyway.Maybesomeonehadkickedheroutoftheircarthenightbefore."We're

movinghouse."Nospaceforheranymorewiththebabycoming.HnWeneverreallywantedher,

butwhatcouldwehavedone?Shewasapresent,"Peoplefindallsortsofexcusesforabandoning

ananimal.AndshewasoneofthemostbeautifuldogsIhadeverseen.

IcalledherGoldie.IfIhadknownwhatwasgoingtohappenIwouldhavegiven

heramorecreativename.Shewassounsettledduringthosefirstfewdays.Shehardlyate

anythingandhadsuchanairofsadnessabouther.TherewasnothingIcoulddotomakeher

happy,itseemed.Heavenknowswhathadhappenedtoheratherpreviousowner's.Buteventually

attheendofthefirstweekshecalmeddown.Alwaysbymyside,whetherwewereoutononeof

ourlongwalksorsittingbythefire.

Thafswhyitwassuchashockwhenshepulledawayfrommeonedaywhenwewereoutfor

awalk.Wewerealongwayfromhome,whenshestartedbarkingandgettingveryrestless.

EventuallyIcouldn'tholdheranylongerandsheracedoffdowntheroadtowardsafarmhousein

thedistanceasfastasshecould.

BythetimeIreachedthefarmIwasverytiredandupsetwithGoldie.ButwhenIsawher

licking（舔）thefourpuppies（幼犬）Istartedtofeelsympathytowardsthem.nWedidn'tknow

whathadhappenedtoher,”saidthewomanatthedoor."Itookherforawalkoneday,soonafter

thepuppieswerebom,andshejustdisappeared.”“Shemusthavetriedtocomebacktothemand

gotlost,"addedaboyfrombehindher."

ImustadmitIdomissGoldie,butI'vegotNuggetnow,andshelooksjustlikehermother.

AndEvelearntagoodlesson:nottojudgepeople.56.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutGoldiewhen

Goldiecametothehouse?

A.Shocked.B.Sympathetic.C.Annoyed.D.Upset.

57.Inherfirstfewdaysattheauthor'shouse,Goldie.

AIfeltworriedB.wasangry

C.atealittleD.satbythefire

58.Goldierushedofftoafarmhouseonedaybecauseshe.

A.sawherpuppiesB.heardfamiliarbarking

C.wantedtoleavetheauthorD.foundherwaytoheroldhome

59.Thepassageisorganizedinorderof

A.timeB.effectivenessC.importanceD.complexity

Passage7

ItwasaSundayandtheheavystormhadlastedallnight.Themorningafterthestorm,

though,wasbeautiful:blueskies,warmairandacalm,invitingseatouchingtheshoregently.

Myfatherrealizeditwasagooddayforfishingandinvitedmysisterandmetogowithhim.

Iwasonly14andfishinghadneverbeenmything,but1decidedtogoallthesame.I*msogladI

did.

Ontheroadtotheharbourwecouldseetheterribledestructiononthecoast,buttheharbour

itselfwasinfairlygoodshape.Afterall,itwasprotectedbythearmsofabaythathadonlyone

tinychanneltothesea.Aswegotonboard,wenoticedtwobighumps（脊背）inthedistance.

Onapproachingthem,wesawitwasamotherwhalewithherbaby.Wecouldn'tbelieveit一

therearen'tanywhalesalongthecoasthere.Thestormmusthavedriventhemacrosstheocean

intothebay,inwhichthestillwaterwassobadlypollutedthatnothingcouldsurvive.

Thelittlebabywhale—actuallyasbigasourboat-wasobviouslystuckandcouldnot

move.Themotherdivedunderthewaterandcameupsuddenly,makingbigwhirlpools（漩渦）and

waves."She'stryingtohelpherbaby,butonthewrongside,"myfathersaid.Atthispoint,my

fathermovedourboatinasemicircletotheothersideand,headingtheboattowardsthebaby

whale,pusheditgently.Withourseveralgentlepushesthebighumpturnedoveranddisappeared

underwater.Thenitswamuprightbesideitsmum.Theystruggledintheirdesperateattemptsto

escapebutmissedtheexitandstartedheadinginthewrongdirection.Wehurrieduptothewhales

andtriedtoleadthemtowardsthebaychannel.Slowly,theyletusleadthem,sometimesrising

fromthewaterrightbesideustobreathe—andtogiveusatrustinglookwiththosehugeeyes.

Oncetheyhittheirfirstpartofcleanwaterflowingstraightfromthesea,themumgaveusawave

withhertailandofftheyswamintothedistance.

Intheexcitementithadfeltlikeonlyafewminutes,butwehadbeenwiththosewonderful

animalsforalmostanhourandahalf.Thatwasthesimpleandlastingbeautyoftheday.Nearly

fourdecadeslater,Istilllookbackfondlytothatgoldendayatsea.

51.Theauthorsays"I'msogladIdid."（InPara.2）because.

A.hewitnessedthewholeprocessoffishing

B.heenjoyedthebeautyofthecalmsea

C.heexperiencedtherescueofthewhales

D.hespenttheweekendwithhisfamily

52.Theharboursurvivedthestormowingto.

A.theshapeoftheharbour

B.thearmsofthebay

C.thestillwaterinthechannel

D.thelongcoastline

53.Themotherwhalefailedtohelpherbabybecause.

A.shehadstayedinthepollutedwaterfortoolong

B.thewhirlpoolsshehadmadewerenotbigenough

C.shehadnootherwhalesaroundtoturntoforhelp

D.thewavespushedherbabyinthewrongdirection

54.Whatisthethemeofthestory?

A.Savinglivesbringspeopleasenseofhappiness.

B.Fishingprovidesexcitementforchildren.

C.Itsnecessarytoliveinharmonywithanimals.

D.It'svitaltoprotecttheenvironment.

Passage8

ChristopherThomas,27,wasawriterbynightandateacherbydaywhenhenoticedhewas

alwaystiredandwaslosingweightfast.Diagnosedwithdiabetes（糖尿病）,Thomaswouldneedto

injecthimselfwithinsulin（胰島素）threetimesadayfortherestofhislifeorrisknervedamage,

blindness,andevendeath.Andifthatweren'tbadenough,hehadnohealthinsurance.

Afteramonthoffeelingupset,Thomasdecidedhe'dbetterfindawaytofightback.Heleft

Canton,MichiganforNewYork,gotajobwaitingtables,nicknamedhimselftheDiabetic

Rockstar,andcreated,afreeonlinecommunityfordiabeticsandtheirloved

ones—aplacewhereover1,100peoplesharepersonalstories,information,andresources.

JasonSwencki'sson,Kody,wasdiagnosedwithtypediabetesatsix.Fatherandsonvisitthe

onlinechildren'sforums（論壇）togethermostevenings."Kodygetssoexcited,writingtokids

fromallover,"saysSwencki,oneofthesite'svolunteers."Theyknowwhathe'sgoingthrough,so

hedoesn'tfeelalone.n

Kodyisanythingbutalone:DiabetesisnowtheseventhleadingcauseofdeathintheUnited

States,with24milliondiagnosedcases.Andmorepeoplearebeingdiagnosedatyoungerages.

Thesedays,Thomas'smainfocusishischarity（慈善機(jī)構(gòu)）,FightIt,whichprovides

medicinesandsuppliestopeople—225todate—whocan'taffordadiabetic'shugeexpenses.

Fhasraisedabout$23,000—inproductsandincash.InMay,Thomaswillholdthefirst

annualDiabeticRockstarFestivalintheCaribbean.

Evenwithastaffof22volunteers,Thomasoftendevotesupto50hoursaweektohiscause,

whilestilldoinghisfull-timejobwaitingtables."Ofthediabetescharitiesoutthere,mostare

puttingmoneyintofindingacureJsaysBentleyGubar,oneofRockstar'soriginalmembers."But

ChristopheristheonlypersonIknowsayingpeopleneedhelpnow."

56.WhichofthefollowingistrueofChristopherThomas?

A.Heneedstogotothedoctoreveryday.

B.Hestudiestheleadingcauseofdiabetes

C.Hehasapositiveattitudetothisdisease.

D.Heencouragesdiabeticsbywritingarticles.

57.Dwascreatedfor.

A.diabeticstocommunicateB.volunteerstofindjobs

C.childrentoamusethemselvesD.rockstarstoshareresources.

58.accordingtothetext,Kody.

A.feellonelybecauseofhisillness

B.benefitsfrom

C.helpscreatetheonlinekid'sforums

D.writeschildren'sstoriesonline

59.WhatcanwelearnaboutFightIt?

A.Ithelpsthediabeticsinfinancialdifficulties.

B.Itorganizespartiesforvolunteeronceayear.

C.Itofferslessexpensivemedicinetodiabetics.

D.Itownsawell-knownmedicalwebsite.

60.ThelastparagraphsuggeststhatThomas.

A.worksfull-timeinadiabetescharity

B.employs22peopleforhiswebsite

C.helpsdiabeticsinhisownway

D.tiestofindacurefordiabetes

Passage9

Whenyouarelittle,thewholeworldfeelslikeabigplayground.IwaslivinginConyers,

Georgiathesummeritallhappened.Iwasasecondgrader,butmybestfriendStephaniewasonly

inthefirstgrade.Bothofourparentswereatworkandmostofthetimetheyletusgoourown

way.

ItwasahotafternoonandwedecidedtohaveanadventureinStephanie*sbasement.AsI

openedthebasementdoor,beforeuslaythebiggestroom,fullofamazingthingslikeguns,dolls,

andoldclothes.Irandownstairs,andspottedredsteelcan.Itwaspaint.Ilookedbeyonditand

therelayevenmorepaintinbrightcolorslikepurple,orange,blueandgreen.

"Stephanie,Ijustfoundusaprojectfortheday.Getsomepaintbrushes.Wearefixingto

paint."ShescreamedwithexcitementasItoldherofmysecretplansandimmediatelywegotto

work.Wegatheredallthebrusheswecouldfindandmovedallofourmaterialstomyyard.There

ontheroadinfrontofmyhouse,wepaintedbitstripes（條紋）ofcolorsacrossthepavement（人

行道）.Stripebystripe,ourcolorsturnedintoabeautifulrainbow.Itwasfantastic!

Thesunwasstartingtosink.IsawacarinthedistanceandjumpedupasIrecognizedthe

car.Itwasmymother.Icouldn'twaittoshowhermymasterpiece.Thecarpulledslowlyintothe

drivewayandfromthelookonmymother'sface,IcouldtellthatIwasindeeptrouble.

Mymothershutthecardoorandwalkedtowardsme.Hereyesglaring,sheshouted,nWhat

intheworldwereyouthinking?Iunderstoodwhenyoumadecastlesoutofleaves,andclimbed

theneighbors1trees,butthis!Comeinsiderightnow!"Istoodthereglaringhackatherfora

minute,angrybecauseshehadinsulted（侮辱）myart.

“Nowgocleanitup!”MotherandIbegancleaningtheroad.TearsrandownmycheeksasI

sawmybeautifulrainbowturnintoblackcement.

Thoughyearshavenowpassed,Istillwonderwheremyrainbowhasgone.Iwonderif,

maybewhenIgetolder,Icanfindmyrainbowandneverhavetobrushitaway.Iguessweall

needsortofrainbowtobrightenourlivesfromtimetotimeandtokeepourhopesanddreams

colorful.

41.Whatdidthewriterwanttodowhenhismothercamehome?

A.TointroduceStephanietoher.

B.Topreventherfromseeinghispainting.

C.Toputthematerialsbackintheyard.

D.Toshowhisartworktoher.

42.Inhismother'seyes,thewriter.

A.wasabornartist

B.alwayscausedtrouble

C.wasaproblemsolver

D.workedveryhard

43.Theunderlinedword"rainbow"inthelastparagraphrefersto.

A.therainbowinthesky

B.thestripesonthepavement

C.somethingimaginativeandfun

D.importantlessonslearnedinchildhood

44.ltcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatparentsshould.

A.encouragechildrentopaint

B.valuefriendshipamongchildren

C.discoverthehiddentalentinchildren

D.protectratherthandestroychildren'sdreams

Passage10

ItwasavillageinIndia.Thepeoplewerepoor.however,theywerenotunhappy.Afterall,

theirforefathershadlivedinthesamewayforcenturies.

Thenoneday.Somevisitorsfromthecityarrived.Thetoldthevillagersthereweresome

peopleelsewherewholikedtoeatfrog'slegs,however,theydidnothaveenoughfrogsoftheir

own,andsotheywantedtobuyfrogsfromotherplace.

Thisseemedlikemoneyfornothing.Thereweremillionsoffrogsinthefieldsaround,and

theywerenousetothevillagers.Alltheyhadtodowascatchthem.Agreementwasreached,and

thechildrenweresentintothefieldstocatchfrogs.Everyweekatruckarrivedtocollectthecatch

andhandoverthemoney.Forthefirsttime,thepeoplewereabletodreamofabatterfuture,but

thedreamdidn'tlastlong.

Thechangewashardlynoticedatfirst,butitseemedasifthecropswerenotdoingsowell.

Moreworryingwasthatthechildrenfellillmoreoften,and,thereseemedtobemoreinsects

aroundlately.

Thevillagersdecidedthattheycouldn'tjustwaittoseethecropsfailingandthechildren

gettingweak.Theywouldhavetousethemoneyearnedtobuypesticides（殺蟲劑）andmedicines.

Soontherewasnomoneyleft.

Thenthepeoplerealizedwhatwashappening.Itwasthefrog.Theyhadn'tbeenuseless.

Theyhadbeendoinganimportantjob-eatinginsects.Nowwithsomanyfrogskilled,theinsects

wereincreasingmorerapidly.Theyweredamagingthecropsandspreadingdiseases.

Now,thepeoplearestillpoor.Butintheeveningstheysitinthevillagesquareandlistento

soundsofinsectsandfrogs.Thesesoundsofthenightnowhaveamuchdeepermeaning.

56.FromparagraphIwelearnthatthevillagers.

A.workedveryhardforcenturies

B.dreamedofhavingabetterlife

C.werepoorbutsomewhatcontent

D.livedadifferentlifefromtheirforefathers

57.Whydidthevillagersagreetosellfrogs?

A.Thefrogswereeasymoney.

B.Theyneedsmoneytobuymedicine.

C.Theywantedtopleasethevisitors.

D.Thefrogsmadetoomuchnoise.

58.Whatmightbethecauseifthechildren'ssickness?

A.thecropsdidn'tdowell

B.thereweretoomanyinsects

C.thevisitsbroughtindiseases

D.thepesticideswereoverused

59.Whatcanweinferfromthelastsentenceofthetext?

A.Happinesscomesfrompeacefullifeinthecountry.

B.Healthismoreimportantthanmoney.

C.Theharmonybetweenmanandnatureisimportant.

D.Goodolddaywillneverbeforgotten.

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Passage1

HowITurnedtoBeOptimistic

IbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt's

house,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.I

wascrying,andsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatI

couldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichI

listenedeverymorning.

Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact,IthinkIcriedverylittlewhen

Iwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutallthe

placesIwasgoingtosee—thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksand

pictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadt